Cruise Ships & Danger

“Modern traveling is not traveling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.” 
― John Ruskin

Have you seen n the news lately:
More cruise ship mishaps. 
People are telling me in passing this week, “I’ll never go on a cruise ship! They are death traps!” "Uh-huh." I reply, “Have you ever taken a cruise?” “Well no...But I’m sure not going to now.” Blah Blah Blah. 
Okay, same people who hate TSA and never fly. Gotta ya. 

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What do you think? Are you worried about taking a cruise or is it your "go-to" mode of travel?
I cruise and I love it! And will continue to cruise as much as I can. It’s a great deal for the $$$ and it’s “the only civilized way to travel.” 
I don’t know if that's on the Cunard website or not (it should be.) A British woman told me that on board a cruise once. She seemed like a “Duchess” or something. Perhaps she just had too many brandies, :)  
But see? That's the other cool thing about cruising you meet so many interesting people, but unlike being crammed in an airplane with them, you can get up. And. Walk. Away.
If you have ever been on a long-haul flight with someone trying to convert you; that adventure alone is a reason to sail.  Every single time.

 OH! The picture below was taken from my window on a cruise ship as we docked in Spain. It was a really lovely cruise & it left from Texas, too, way back in 2011.

I also found a few from Portugal (same trip) enjoy & for goodness sake take a cruise if you can!

Hopefully I will be back onboard soon.
See you on a ship! 

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